diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 6ca0c8e7a945..0422d77b73c7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -7353,7 +7353,7 @@ static int nfs41_proc_async_sequence(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cr
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if ((renew_flags & NFS4_RENEW_TIMEOUT) == 0)
-		return 0;
+		return -EAGAIN;
 	task = _nfs41_proc_sequence(clp, cred, false);
 	if (IS_ERR(task))
 		ret = PTR_ERR(task);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c
index 1720d32ffa54..e1ba58c3d1ad 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c
@@ -88,10 +88,18 @@ nfs4_renew_state(struct work_struct *work)
 			}
 			nfs_expire_all_delegations(clp);
 		} else {
+			int ret;
+
 			/* Queue an asynchronous RENEW. */
-			ops->sched_state_renewal(clp, cred, renew_flags);
+			ret = ops->sched_state_renewal(clp, cred, renew_flags);
 			put_rpccred(cred);
-			goto out_exp;
+			switch (ret) {
+			default:
+				goto out_exp;
+			case -EAGAIN:
+			case -ENOMEM:
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		dprintk("%s: failed to call renewd. Reason: lease not expired \n",